The Daily Numbers: 417 million dollar economic impact coming to Philly along with Pope Francis when he visits for World Meeting on Families next September.
45 million dollar cost to put it on. Half of that has already been raised.
11,500 hotel rooms in the city.
40,000 in the region. They’re all expected to be booked solid.
2 million people that could attend outdoor Mass to close out the conference.
10,000 Catholic schoolchildren in the Philly area who wrote the pontiff letters urging him to attend.
2nd casino license for Philadelphia could be awarded today.
4 finalists, including the favorite, which would put the new gambling mecca near the South Philly sports complex.
12 miles up I-95 from Harrah’s in Chester to the 9th and Packer site. That’s one of the reason why Harrah’s is opposing the move.
20 pounds, what an abused pit bull weighed when she was rescued from yard in Chester. She’s been nursed back to health by the Delco SPCA and is now ready to be adopted.
600,000 dollars at the heart of charges filed against an Aston woman believed to have ripped off the company she worked for.
0 tax hike in the preliminary budget for Trainer Borough.
40 applications for charter schools received by Philadelphia School District.
27 degrees, the low overnight.
32, the expected high today.
20, expected low overnight and into tomorrow morning. That would tie the record for the date.
10 straight losses to open the season for the Sixers.
25 point loss last night as they fall 100-75 to Spurs.
27-24 loss for the Titans, who the Eagles play on Sunday at the Linc, to the Steelers in Monday Night Football.
52-27 win for Delco Christian as they capture District One/12 Class A football crown.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
How games can the Sixers lose in a row to start the season. The 1972-73 Sixers, who set the mark for futility with their epic 9-73 season, lost their first 15 games. That mark looks to be in serious jeopardy.
I Don’t Get It: Kathleen Kane. The state’s attorney general is in the headlines again. This time she says her office is the target of a grand jury investigation, but that she is the real victim in this case. I don’t get it.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Delco Christian for capturing the District One/12 Class A football crown.
Quote Box: “Even if the pope weren’t coming, it would be a huge event that week. With the pole coming, it kind of puts it in the stratosphere.”
- Rev. James Olson, president of Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast High School, on word Pope Francis is coming for the World Meeting on Families in September.
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